Equipped with Enhanced Battle Cloak, the B'rel Bird-of-Prey Retrofit is available to Klingon Defense Force Lieutenant Generals. Read more about it and purchase it from the C-Store today.
Equipped with Enhanced Battle Cloak, the B'rel Bird-of-Prey Retrofit is available to Klingon Defense Force Lieutenant Generals. Read more about it and purchase it from the C-Store today.
Make new federation 5 gun ships and what do you do for the KDF?
Advertise an old ship the B'Rel retrfit is not a new ship it has been out for a while a long while so quit pretending they are new.
We players are not stupid
Make new federation 5 gun ships and what do you do for the KDF?
Advertise an old ship the B'Rel retrfit is not a new ship it has been out for a while a long while so quit pretending they are new.
We players are not stupid
its the policy of cryptic to not make any new kdf ships. as its more bang for buck to sell to feds.
Make new federation 5 gun ships and what do you do for the KDF?
Advertise an old ship the B'Rel retrfit is not a new ship it has been out for a while a long while so quit pretending they are new.
We players are not stupid
The Featured Ship series isn't to advertise new ships. As an example, last month's was the MVAE, which has been around for quite some time as well.
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It's amazing how quickly people jump to conclusions on these forums...
*sigh*
How is addressing the post that I quoted directly stating that this featured ship is advertising an old ship by pointing out that that's not unusual for the featured ship articles jumping to conclusions, exactly?
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How is addressing the post that I quoted directly stating that this featured ship is advertising an old ship by pointing out that that's not unusual for the featured ship articles jumping to conclusions, exactly?
He was agreeing with you.
The ikr in the beginning = I know, right?
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Please enable us to buy a token with Zen to faction change a 25th Century FED to a TOS FED.
This is actually a really good idea. I'd love to see something like that happen, if it didn't take resources from more important things.
Actually Brandon's the community manager and not directly involved in the development of the game beyond sticking his head in to somebody office and going "Hey, you know that change you made to such and such? The forumites found it and man, are they pissed!"
He also stated that the video guys aren't involved either - they're just there for video and PR/Promotional stuff.
They should really help this ship out because it needs more functionality with its main attraction which is the Enhanced Battle Cloak but it would be nice to use it as a torpedo boat but a lot of its usage requires specifics and doesn't give much room for tactics.
Actually Brandon's the community manager and not directly involved in the development of the game beyond sticking his head in to somebody office and going "Hey, you know that change you made to such and such? The forumites found it and man, are they pissed!"
He also stated that the video guys aren't involved either - they're just there for video and PR/Promotional stuff.
Right, what I meant by that is if the video guys are working on ads or promotional/informational stuff for the big update formerly known as Season 8 later this year, I wouldn't want to suggest that they get pulled from doing that kind of work for a smaller project like the featured ships. It would still be a really cool addition, though, and something that you could link people to if you wanted to show off your favorite ship in the game.
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I want to know why the B'rel Fleet is getting the enhanced cloak.
It should not. There should be NO REASON why a non-cstore ship is receiving what is essentially a cstore built in console.
I've said it in another thread and I'll say it here:
Give the Cstore B'rel a console. One that synergizes with the enhanced cloak.
Cstore console:
Passive: Removes shared global cooldown from torpedoes while the ambush effect (5s after de-cloak) is active.
+X% speed boost to heavy torpedoes (X= based on AUX power setting past 50pwr)
+X% damage boost to heavy torpedoes (X=based on wep power setting past 50pwr)
That will allow the B'rel cstore to fire all its torps at once just by using 'fire all torpedoes' command. Currently the b'rel suffers horribly from the global timer firing different torps at random when you press it. It will allow it to give either a speed or damage (or a mix of each) boost to heavy torpedoes.
Now, since the heavy torpedoes do not fire until the ship finishes decloaking, there are only 3 seconds left in the ambush effect to fire the heavy torps. Thats why the removal of the global cooldown on torps there will only kick in once (even with 3 purple torp doffs you arent firing heavy torps faster than 2s).
This console synergizes perfectly with the enhanced cloak, does not boost non-heavy torpedoes (lets face it, quantum and photon already have very high dmg boost from spread/high yield).
I want to know why the B'rel Fleet is getting the enhanced cloak.
The same reason that the Fleet Advanced Heavy Cruiser-R has its improved Transwarp drive - they're both integral parts of the ship in question, not console abilities, and you pay for them. There's a reason that both the Fleet B'rel-R and the Fleet Advanced Heavy Cruiser-R cost 5 Fleet modules instead of the usual 4.
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Some people forget about shields and is about time we have other options than having to science it up LOL. Then again there will always be trolls of this ship to keep it from ever progressing. The only progress this ship has got in last 2 years other than the torpedo global not being 3 seconds between torps is the hazard emitters not decloaking it.
Cryptic shoulda known to give it some love before featuring it.
It's been a while since I've really played any of my KDF toons and used any sort of cloak, but I wonder, and perhaps you more KDF-Loyal players can tell me, is the "cloak bug" (the one that yanks you out of cloak every time a BO or info box pops-up) still around? The one from like 2 years ago? Is the "Enhanced Battle Cloak" immune from that, or is it equally affected?
You can find/contact me in game as @PatricianVetinari. Playing STO since Feb 2010.
"Cloak bug" is still there. Its all down to the KDF engineers routing the cloak controls through the Bloodwine dispenser. My crews definitely try to get me drunk.
It's been a while since I've really played any of my KDF toons and used any sort of cloak, but I wonder, and perhaps you more KDF-Loyal players can tell me, is the "cloak bug" (the one that yanks you out of cloak every time a BO or info box pops-up) still around? The one from like 2 years ago? Is the "Enhanced Battle Cloak" immune from that, or is it equally affected?
Stahl basically called it working as intended where dialogue breaks the cloak of any ship from the defiant, galaxy-X, bops, heavy battle cruisers, raptors, and b'rel. Here is the list since a year ago they fixed though.
1. The B'rel no longer breaks cloak on the pi canis messages but it does spawn the jam communications while you are cloaked where as other ships don't get the prompt for it until they decloak.
2. Every NPC no longer see's you with the b'rel unless you fully decloak or do the 3 second decloak.
3. Not exclusive to the B'rel but they changed torpedoes from 3 second to 1 second global cd per facing.
4. The Hazard Emitter bug where it kept you decloaked when you used it on yourself or others was fixed.
Good to see the Klinks getting a new ship. This was surely planned before the Andorian ship, and all the rage was occurring on the forums by the KDF. So why not just let them a KDF ship was coming and to calm down?
I miss the 'coming soon' calendar on the website
ps. battle cloak for Fleet Tactical Escort Retrofit one day?
Uhhh where did you hear we were getting a new ship? We have always had the b'rel on the KDF side they are just featuring it since its the word on the street is that its not as useful as it should be. We do complain like for instance the iconic b'rel from Star Trek 6 Undiscovered country although it was destroyed it packed way more of a punch than it does in game a lot like could be said for the intrepid ablative armor and the armitage when it comes to torpedoes.
Only thing we recieved in a year since the bortasqu' was the Kamarag/K'maj. As far as featured ships they are just ships that they show the lowest sales with and then they advertise it like this although they should have come up with a solution of the problem of having to use high end science to take out shields to use this ship well. I do have a tactical transphasic setup but my opinion on it is I have to go to the extremes to use it well where as any target I am attacking has way more options as far as cons of using the B'rel vs the benefits. When KDF complain about it is because about half the science skills in the game can decloak it and then sensor scan and a c-store console can also decloak it but on top of all that when we use most boff skills or fire torpedoes we have yet another con of decloaking for 3 seconds.
In all they need to work on it before they see any sales on it again because ppl in the KDF for most part like myself are not going to lie to someone and say its a great ship for gameplay its kind of like fed ships (examples: intrepid and multi vector) they look nice and are icons of Star Trek but in game play they really suck.
Good to see the Klinks getting a new ship. This was surely planned before the Andorian ship, and all the rage was occurring on the forums by the KDF. So why not just let them a KDF ship was coming and to calm down?
I miss the 'coming soon' calendar on the website
ps. battle cloak for Fleet Tactical Escort Retrofit one day?
lol :D No, don't tell me, but you must be joking, right?
Good to see the Klinks getting a new ship. This was surely planned before the Andorian ship, and all the rage was occurring on the forums by the KDF. So why not just let them a KDF ship was coming and to calm down?
I miss the 'coming soon' calendar on the website
ps. battle cloak for Fleet Tactical Escort Retrofit one day?
And people say it's pointless to feature old ships, because there we go someone did not know about it....and Knowing is half the Battle:D
But i guess someone should tell coca cola to stop advertising coke.
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Make new federation 5 gun ships and what do you do for the KDF?
Advertise an old ship the B'Rel retrfit is not a new ship it has been out for a while a long while so quit pretending they are new.
We players are not stupid
its the policy of cryptic to not make any new kdf ships. as its more bang for buck to sell to feds.
And to slowly let the KDF die off. That way, their metrics will say:
"See, nobody is playing KDF. No need to spend development time on them anymore."
The Featured Ship series isn't to advertise new ships. As an example, last month's was the MVAE, which has been around for quite some time as well.
Joined January 2010.
In regard to hating Star Trek 2009:
*sigh*
Been playing STO since Open Beta, and have never regarded anything as worse than 'meh', if only due to personal standards.
This is actually a really good idea. I'd love to see something like that happen, if it didn't take resources from more important things.
Joined January 2010.
In regard to hating Star Trek 2009:
How is addressing the post that I quoted directly stating that this featured ship is advertising an old ship by pointing out that that's not unusual for the featured ship articles jumping to conclusions, exactly?
Joined January 2010.
In regard to hating Star Trek 2009:
Like from KDF content to actually make this ship more useful? :P
He was agreeing with you.
The ikr in the beginning = I know, right?
Please enable us to buy a token with Zen to faction change a 25th Century FED to a TOS FED.
Been playing STO since Open Beta, and have never regarded anything as worse than 'meh', if only due to personal standards.
Actually Brandon's the community manager and not directly involved in the development of the game beyond sticking his head in to somebody office and going "Hey, you know that change you made to such and such? The forumites found it and man, are they pissed!"
He also stated that the video guys aren't involved either - they're just there for video and PR/Promotional stuff.
PS I want a cookie.
Also, I'd like to claim I've never seen one of these ships but that joke would probably go way over some heads.
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Whoops, didn't catch the ikr right off the bat there. My fault, and what a reading comprehension fail!
Sorry, and carry on.
Edit: my reading comprehension fail and jumping on you for it does go a long way toward proving your point about forumites, though XD
Joined January 2010.
In regard to hating Star Trek 2009:
Right, what I meant by that is if the video guys are working on ads or promotional/informational stuff for the big update formerly known as Season 8 later this year, I wouldn't want to suggest that they get pulled from doing that kind of work for a smaller project like the featured ships. It would still be a really cool addition, though, and something that you could link people to if you wanted to show off your favorite ship in the game.
Joined January 2010.
In regard to hating Star Trek 2009:
It should not. There should be NO REASON why a non-cstore ship is receiving what is essentially a cstore built in console.
I've said it in another thread and I'll say it here:
Give the Cstore B'rel a console. One that synergizes with the enhanced cloak.
Cstore console:
Passive: Removes shared global cooldown from torpedoes while the ambush effect (5s after de-cloak) is active.
+X% speed boost to heavy torpedoes (X= based on AUX power setting past 50pwr)
+X% damage boost to heavy torpedoes (X=based on wep power setting past 50pwr)
That will allow the B'rel cstore to fire all its torps at once just by using 'fire all torpedoes' command. Currently the b'rel suffers horribly from the global timer firing different torps at random when you press it. It will allow it to give either a speed or damage (or a mix of each) boost to heavy torpedoes.
Now, since the heavy torpedoes do not fire until the ship finishes decloaking, there are only 3 seconds left in the ambush effect to fire the heavy torps. Thats why the removal of the global cooldown on torps there will only kick in once (even with 3 purple torp doffs you arent firing heavy torps faster than 2s).
This console synergizes perfectly with the enhanced cloak, does not boost non-heavy torpedoes (lets face it, quantum and photon already have very high dmg boost from spread/high yield).
The same reason that the Fleet Advanced Heavy Cruiser-R has its improved Transwarp drive - they're both integral parts of the ship in question, not console abilities, and you pay for them. There's a reason that both the Fleet B'rel-R and the Fleet Advanced Heavy Cruiser-R cost 5 Fleet modules instead of the usual 4.
Joined January 2010.
In regard to hating Star Trek 2009:
God, lvl 60 CW. 17k.
Cryptic shoulda known to give it some love before featuring it.
You can find/contact me in game as @PatricianVetinari. Playing STO since Feb 2010.
Still waiting to be able to use forum titles
OK OK OK my bad my bad
I figured it was new because it was featured and I don't play much KDF.
/plucks feathers
/wipes tare
/removes foot from mouth
... move along now
Stahl basically called it working as intended where dialogue breaks the cloak of any ship from the defiant, galaxy-X, bops, heavy battle cruisers, raptors, and b'rel. Here is the list since a year ago they fixed though.
1. The B'rel no longer breaks cloak on the pi canis messages but it does spawn the jam communications while you are cloaked where as other ships don't get the prompt for it until they decloak.
2. Every NPC no longer see's you with the b'rel unless you fully decloak or do the 3 second decloak.
3. Not exclusive to the B'rel but they changed torpedoes from 3 second to 1 second global cd per facing.
4. The Hazard Emitter bug where it kept you decloaked when you used it on yourself or others was fixed.
Uhhh where did you hear we were getting a new ship? We have always had the b'rel on the KDF side they are just featuring it since its the word on the street is that its not as useful as it should be. We do complain like for instance the iconic b'rel from Star Trek 6 Undiscovered country although it was destroyed it packed way more of a punch than it does in game a lot like could be said for the intrepid ablative armor and the armitage when it comes to torpedoes.
Only thing we recieved in a year since the bortasqu' was the Kamarag/K'maj. As far as featured ships they are just ships that they show the lowest sales with and then they advertise it like this although they should have come up with a solution of the problem of having to use high end science to take out shields to use this ship well. I do have a tactical transphasic setup but my opinion on it is I have to go to the extremes to use it well where as any target I am attacking has way more options as far as cons of using the B'rel vs the benefits. When KDF complain about it is because about half the science skills in the game can decloak it and then sensor scan and a c-store console can also decloak it but on top of all that when we use most boff skills or fire torpedoes we have yet another con of decloaking for 3 seconds.
In all they need to work on it before they see any sales on it again because ppl in the KDF for most part like myself are not going to lie to someone and say its a great ship for gameplay its kind of like fed ships (examples: intrepid and multi vector) they look nice and are icons of Star Trek but in game play they really suck.
lol
And people say it's pointless to feature old ships, because there we go someone did not know about it....and Knowing is half the Battle:D
But i guess someone should tell coca cola to stop advertising coke.